Where does “launahækkun” come from?

launahækkun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hækkun, from Icelandic -un, from Icelandic -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic -ōniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.

launahækkun (Icelandic): pay raise, pay rise

Definitions

  1. pay raise, pay rise

Ancestry of “launahækkun”, step by step

launahækkun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hækkun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichækkunheightening, raising, elevation; rise, increase
2Icelandic-un"Forms nouns from verbs denoting the action or...
3Icelandic-an
4Old Norse-anUsed to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs
6Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
7Proto-Indo-European-nis

via Icelandic laun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclaunwages, salary; reward; secrecy, concealment
2Old Norselaunreward, recompense; secrecy, concealment
3Proto-Germaniclaugnazhidden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlowg-no-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nisEvery word from Icelandic -unEvery word from Old Norse -an